The 2015 Duncan Clark Lecture: "Engaging Physicians in the Health Care Revolution"

In New York State, as across the nation, a large-scale health care reform effort is underway with the goal of achieving the Triple Aim of better care, improved health, and reduced costs.  Engaging physicians in this reform effort is critical to its success. At the Academy's annual Duncan Clark Lecture, speaker Dr. Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer of Press Ganey, Harvard Professor, and a noted national health care leader and policy expert, will present on ways to fully engage physicians in the rapidly evolving health care environment.

Thomas H. Lee, MD, MSc, is Chief Medical Officer for Press Ganey Associates, Inc. As CMO, Tom is responsible for developing clinical and operational strategies to help providers across the nation measure and improve the patient experience, with an overarching goal of reducing the suffering of patients as they undergo care, and improving the value of that care. He is an internist and cardiologist, and practices primary care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Prior to assuming his role at Press Ganey, he was Network President for Partners Healthcare System, the integrated delivery system founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard College, Cornell University Medical College, and Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Lee is also a Professor (Part Time) of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Lee is a member of the Boards of Directors of Geisinger Health System, the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College, the Special Medical Advisory Committee (SMAC) of the Veterans Administration and the Panel of Health Advisors of the Congressional Budget Office, and the Editorial Board of The New England Journal of Medicine. With James J. Mongan, MD, he is the author of Chaos and Organization in Health Care (MIT Press, 2009) and Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine (Harvard University Press, 2013). Later this year, Tom will be releasing a new book entitled An Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare, a strategic guide to improving medical outcomes, enhancing value, and seizing the competitive edge by providing compassionate healthcare.